Florida Officers & Leadership
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FERTIE A. BRAND
BIOGRAPHY - Fertie Brand was born in Easley, SC, and is the seventh of ten children and the mother of two sons and five wonderful grand children and two great grandchildren. She moved to Florida in 1972 and began her career in Financial Management at the University of South Florida retiring after 33 years of service as the Assistant Director of Research Compliance. Fertie joined the United States Army Reserves in 1974, retired after 21 years as a Master Sergeant. She joined the AMVETS in 1990. Through her dedication and hard work she worked her way through the chairs and was elected and served as Department Commander from 2002 – 2004. She was the first Black female to ever hold this office in the State of Florida. Fertie was elected National Finance Officer and served from 2008 – 2010. She currently serves as the Department of Florida’s Executive Director.
